People We Meet

How many people can say they’ve moved out of the Mission, but have been able to move back? That’s...

As it turns out, dancers can make excellent teachers. Artists in general tend to get into teaching...

While charging his phone at the nearby In Chan Kajaal Park on 17th Street between Shotwell and...

Loading up his car on with fresh cases of food picked up on Shotwell Street, Marcos Medina was...

Walking home from work on a recent Wednesday evening,  America Whitten was lost in thought....

Out on the southwestern corner of Franklin Square Park, Terrence Lee stretched and vaulted himself...

Juan Jimenez generally works five days a week as a butcher at Casa Guadalupe at 2999 24th St. But...

As he stands watch over the restrooms near the children’s playground at Dolores Park, Michael...

Lesley Ruiz decided to pass the time at Dolores Park on a recent Thursday. Ruiz, who works as a...

One night while searching online, she found a pigeon rescue website called Palomacy where you could adopt domesticated pigeons. 

Far down on the southwest edge of James Rolph Jr. Playground at 26th and Potrero, Barry Simons was...

In the span of a year and a half, Yesenia Vallejo’s life changed forever. Vallejo learned in 2018...

“That’s why I’m wearing this. I tell people that I stay ready, I’m always ready, for anything,” Rose said.

“We’re about to cook some hot dogs!” Stella Stradtner said.   Camped on the northern side of 14th...

Nithya Sambasivan slid her bow gently across the strings of her violin before looking up. “I’m here chilling in the park, playing music,” she said with a smile on her face.